André Laurindo Maitelli

Andre Laurindo Maitelli was born in Bento Goncalves, Brazil in 1965. He is Professor of the Department of Computer Engineering and Automation at UFRN. He graduated in Electrical Engineering at the Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil, and holds a Ph.D. in Electronics and Computer Engineering from the Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA). He coordinated several research and innovation projects in partnership with companies. He is the coordinator of the Petroleum Automation Laboratory (LAUT) of UFRN. He is currently the General Director of FUNPEC (UFRN Support Foundation). His research interest includes signal processing, artificial intelligence, automation and adaptive, predictive and robust control.